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Establishing and disconnecting a VPN connection in Android

For:  students    employees

This user guide will help you establish and disconnect a VPN connection on your Android device.

Requirements

Note

The F5 Access App can only route data traffic to the University of Vienna via the VPN connection (Split tunnel). It is not possible to route all data traffic via VPN (Full tunnel).

Establishing VPN connection

  1. Open F5 Access app – Connect
  2. Enter u:account access data, one-time password
  3. Connection request – OK

Detailed user guide

1. Activating VPN connection

  1. Open the F5 Access app.
  2. Tap Connect.

When asked if F5 Access should be allowed to make or manage phone calls, tap Allow.

2. Entering access data and one-time password

The VPN website of the University of Vienna is being opened

Enter your u:account access data and the one-time password:

With an authentication app on smartphone:

  1. Open the authentication app.
  2. On the VPN website, enter the currently valid code in the field One-time password, which is displayed in the app in the ZID Universität Wien or ZID account.
  3. Before the code expires, press Logon.

With YubiKey:

  1. Position the cursor in the One-time password field.
  2. Plug the YubiKey into a USB port on your device and then press the button on the YubiKey. The one-time password is entered in the text field.
  3. The Logon button is activated automatically.

3. Confirming connection request

  1. A Connection request note will appear. Tap OK.
  2. The VPN connection is now established and a key icon will appear at the top left of the screen.

Disconnecting VPN connection

  1. Open the F5 Access app.
  2. Tap Disconnect.

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